Sentence examples for by reflex action from inspiring English sources

Such conventions fall into place almost by reflex action, easing the strain on the singer's memory and allowing him to give his full attention to the manipulation of the story.

Indeed, I found that a pupal glow-worm seems to have no control over its light, and by a slight irritation I could at any time, by night or day, cause it by reflex action to switch on its tiny lamp.

An experienced operator can exercise control instinctively by reflex action.

Some authors have suggested that cooling of the face or nose may reduce breathlessness by reflex actions [ 22, 23].

The three analyzed airway reflexes very strongly activate the brainstem CPG of breathing, effectively modifying the "central mechanisms" of various vital functions by direct reflex action [ 31], or mediated by dense synaptic connections and various mediators [ 14].

Rossi et al. [ 13] showed in the case of foot pain that proprioceptive activity is profoundly influenced by nociceptive reflex action, indicating how closely the two functions of the two systems may be associated during natural movements.

"Jaw clenching and tooth grinding is a reflex action caused by a discrepancy between one's perceived 'optimal bite' and their actual bite," he explains.

Anesthetization was assured by testing the loss of reflex action and moustache dithering test.

It is easy to be spooked by downward spirals, and an easy reflex action is to demonize carbon and talk of radical decarbonization.

Develop it, as a reflex action with practice, by hitting hard below the front wall service line, or soft above the service line.

The biological baseline here is usually the laughter caused by tickling, which most of us assume to be some simple form of reflex action.